So the Galaxy Z Fold 4 Unpacked event is right around the corner.
We know literally everything there's to know about the handset so let's take a look at
the top 8 new features we're getting with the new foldable smartphone.
One of the big issues with Samsung's current foldables is that the cover display is a bit
too narrow for tasks more complicated than texting or playing music.
Thankfully Samsung is addressing that issue with the Z Fold 4 where the display is a bit
wider.
Although it's not as wide as other foldables from Chinese OEMs, it's still better than
the annoyingly small cover screen on the Z Fold 3.
Samsung will introduce two new multitasking gestures with the Z Fold 4.
The first one swipe from the bottom with two fingers to get into a multitasking window
and the second swipe from the top corner to get into the pop-up view.
Right now it takes a few steps to get into the multitasking screen but these new gestures
will surely make using these features much more convenient and thus encourage more people
to actually use multitasking.
Cameras have always been a weak point of the Z Fold lineup.
But after 3 generations, Samsung is finally giving the Z Fold 4 a flagship camera treatment.
It will get the same camera setup as the Galaxy S22 and S22+ which means a 50MP main camera,
with Ultrawide and 3x optical zoom camera which is an improvement over a measly 2x zoom
on the Z Fold 3.
It's still not the best camera system Samsung has to offer but it's surely a step in the
right direction.
The under-display camera on the Z Fold 3 is kind of visible almost all the time.
Sure you can't notice it when it's not in a direct line of sight but that doesn't mean
there's no room for improvement.
Thankfully, with the Z Fold 4 Samsung is increasing the Pixels of the display above the camera
so that it's less visible even if you directly stare at it.
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One of the big issues with foldable phones is their weight.
Samsung is kind of addressing that issue with the Z Fold 4 where they are reducing the size
of the hinge which will result in a tad lighter and thinner handset.
Although just 8grams wouldn't make a difference to many it's still lighter than the Z Fold
3.
Samsung's competitors have found a way to tackle the crease problem on their foldable
phones but Samsung which was a couple of generations ahead in launching a foldable phone is still
struggling with it.
Chinese OEMs are using a different folding mechanism where the display folds in an oval-like
shape thus minimizing the crease.
Samsung's display, however, folds just like normal paper thus the crease looks much more
pronounced.
The good news is with the Z Fold 4, Samsung has managed to reduce the appearance of the
crease, it's still visible but a tad better than last year.
Qualcomm has shifted to TSMC as their chipset manufacturer for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip
and that alone has resulted in a generational improvement over the 8 Gen 1 chipset used
in the S22 Ultra.
It's 30% more efficient and 10% faster than the 8 Gen 1 which means even though both the
Z Fold 4 and S22 Ultra are 2022 handsets, the Z Fold 4 will have a massive advantage
in both battery life and performance over the S22 Ultra.
Other features including the S Pen compatibility, water resistance, DeX, and more will all be
there with the Z Fold 4.
Samsung will launch the handset on the 10th of August.
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